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Southend United

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Hefferman off as Donny draw

Doncaster's Paul Heffernan was sent off for violent conduct in his side's 0-0 draw with Southend United in the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final. More

Live Commentary
Time:90'
- Southend United
- Doncaster Rovers
- 90' And that's it. The end to an interesting evening. Donny were the better side overall, and perhaps should have won it. But they'll be happy with 0-0, no doubt about it, especially after the red card.
- 85' RED CARD!!! From nowhere. Paul Heffernan gets involved in a petty exchange and pushes his head into a Southend player. Straight sending off. The ref had no option.
- 81' First change for Donny. Top scorer James Hayter is on for Lewis Guy.
- 75' Here come Donny again. Blake jumps at the far post but his header is over.
- 71' Price is ruled offside, but that was really really close. He was clean through. A minute later he lets fly from 25 yards after cushioning the ball superbly on his chest.
- 67' Donny are enjoying an excellent spell here, their best yet. Southend are holding on.
- 64' Donny have matched Southend so far this half...AND SHOULD BE AHEAD!!! WHAT A CHANCE. Stock feeds Jason Price and he shoots straight at the legs of Flahavan.
- 60' Change for United. Tommy Black makes way for Alex Revell.
- 59' Paul Heffernan has a crack from just outside the box. Wide.
- 52' Ooooouch!!!! Stock clatters into Alan McCormack and leaves him in a heap on the deck. Lucky to escape without a card. Very lucky.
- 49' Donny win a free-kick tight to the left edge of the box. Stock curls it in and Flahavan is forced to tip it over for a corner. Good effort!
- 46' We're off in the second half. Gary McAllister is in the crowd by the way.
- 45' Half-time and all square at zip-zip. A dull opening, but the game's starting to come to life. Southend have edged it so far, and Francis could easily have put them ahead.
- 44' Gower goes down the left and crosses for SIMON FRANCIS...but his effort is saved by Sullivan.
- 42' Corner to the visitors...Stock swings it in, blocked at the near post. POOR DELIVERY!!
- 40' Southend are still on top here, and Walker fires wide. Deflection though, and United have a corner. Donny clear.
- 32' United are on top at the moment, and they're starting to find space in the final third.
- 29' OOOOHHHHH!!! Matthew Mills gets on the end of Guy's left-wing free-kick and his header is just past the post. That's the closest we've come so far to a goal.
- 27' Not a classic this, by any stretch of the imagination. Lots of long hopeful balls forward and little in the way of flowing pass and move.
- 25' Lee Barnard collects with his back to goal, and manages to engineer enough space to get a shot in...but it's not his best.
- 23' Lewis Guy sends over a curling cross, but Flahavan takes comfortably.
- 20' Mark Gower cuts in from the right for Southend and Sullivan gets down well to gather his shot.
- 16' Walker with a run and shot for United, but his effort is wide.
- 13' Jason Price lays on James Coppinger, who draws a save from Darryl Flahavan.
- 11' Charlie Mulgrew sends over a deep free-kick for United, but Neil Sullivan punches clear with authority.
- 7' Brian Stock pulls the trigger from 20 yards, but his shot is blocked.
- 5' Tommy Black bursts down the right wing, but he's well tackled and the ball's out for a throw.
- 3' Lee Barnard makes a break for Southend, but Doncaster clear.
- 1' And we're under way at Roots Hall. A great atmosphere has built and everything's to play for.
- - Good evening and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE!! coverage of Southend v Doncaster in the semi-finals of the League One play-offs!
Summary
- 85' RED CARD!!! From nowhere. Paul Heffernan gets involved in a petty exchange and pushes his head into a Southend player. Straight sending off. The ref had no option.
- 64' Donny have matched Southend so far this half...AND SHOULD BE AHEAD!!! WHAT A CHANCE. Stock feeds Jason Price and he shoots straight at the legs of Flahavan.
- 44' Gower goes down the left and crosses for SIMON FRANCIS...but his effort is saved by Sullivan.
- 29' OOOOHHHHH!!! Matthew Mills gets on the end of Guy's left-wing free-kick and his header is just past the post. That's the closest we've come so far to a goal.
- - Good evening and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE!! coverage of Southend v Doncaster in the semi-finals of the League One play-offs!

Live Team Line-Up

Southend United

Manager: Steve Tilson

Starting line-up
- D. Flahavan
- S. Francis
- A. Barrett
- P. Clarke
- C. Mulgrew
- T. Black
- M. Alan
- N. Bailey
- G. Mark
- J. Walker
- L. Barnard
Subs
- C. MacDonald
- S. Collis
- F. Moussa
- A. Revell 60′
- H. Robson-kanu
Injured

None

Suspended

None
Doncaster Rovers

Manager: Sean O'Driscoll

Starting line-up
- N. Sullivan
- J. O'Connor
- M. Mills
- J. Hird
- N. Roberts
- P. Green
- B. Stock
- J. Coppinger
- J. Price
- L. Guy
- P. Heffernan
Subs
- G. Taylor 90′
- M. McCammon 83′
- J. Hayter 81′
- M. Woods
- G. Lee
Injured

None

Suspended

None